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231 MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL PRIZE DAY THE annual presentation of prizes is henceforward to take place at the end of the academic year rather than at the beginning of a new one. This year it was held on July 21st at the Queen’s Hall, when Dr. G. E. S. Ward gave the introductory address, and the Duke of Northumberland gave away the prizes. " Progress Dr. Ward directed his address primarily to the students, sketching out briefly what the student’s career entailed. He had chosen the word "progress" as the title of his address in order to show the phases whereby they would progress step by step towards what he hoped would be a high pinnacle of fame in the profession. He ran rapidly through the subjects taught in the first, second, and third years, and explained their importance. Those who became bored by studying the small bones, or perhaps the ramifications of the smaller nerve-fibres, should bear in mind the fact that no surgeon can hope to succeed in his art unless he knows accurately not only the structure, but also the position of the organs upon which he is operating, and many of the more obscure diseases of the nervous system could not be diagnosed at all without such detailed knowledge. The budding physician who felt a sense of importance as he walked across the garden dangling his first stethoscope should remember one of the many delightful aphorisms of Sir James Kingston Fowler, who used to say to his clerks, " Gentlemen, the longer you keep your stethoscope in your pocket, the better physician you are likely to become." It was the man rather than the instrument that counted. Realising that medicine, using the term in its widest sense, could best be learned at the bedside rather than from text-books or lectures, the members of the honorary staff of the hospital, in common with those of other teaching hospitals, had cut down routine lectures as far as possible, in order to leave the maximum time for practical clinical study. As to careers after qualification, Dr. Ward spoke of general practice, consultant practice with perhaps specialisation, or some of the Government medical services as possible avenues. The State was taking an increased share in the control of medical science. Though he personally was a firm believer in the so-called voluntary system, which still controlled the great centres of medical education, it was apparent to all that the Government was getting more and more control over the many and varied problems of vital importance to the bodily welfare of the nation. An increasing number of students would probably be eager to get appoint- ments in one or other of the medical services directly or indirectly under the State. Such appointments left men free from the financial worries incidental to the early years of private practice, worries which had become more acute in these days of high taxa- tion, and were intensified by a feeling of insecurity in times of world-wide unrest. There was in addition the knowledge that such appointments lead to a pension on retirement. Until a few years ago, there was no institution for the sick poor, except the voluntary hospitals or the poor law infirmaries, and everyone knows how loth people were to go to the latter, because they felt that by so doing they incurred some sort of stigma. All this has been changed. The London County Council having taken over these infirmaries in the London area, had set itself the stupendous task of establishing a vast group of hospitals, equipped with all modern requirements, and already there was a large medical service in existence offering every facility for first rate work to men who show keenness and ability. Such a service did not constitute a rival administration to that of our voluntary hospitals ; a liaison had been formed between the two bodies by the appoint- ment of a number of consultants of the voluntary hospitals to the staff of the L.C.C hospitals, and this had proved a boon to medical students, in that it had made available the vast material of these hospitals for reaching purposes. Dr. Ward also reierred to the colonial service and to the medical branches of the fighting Services as offering excellent careers. Those who intended to devote their lives to research were especially fortunate in having chosen the Middlesex Hospital, as the benefactors of that hospital had provided special accommodation and opportunities for such work in the Bland-Sutton and Courtauld institutes and in the Ferens Institute of Otology. The Dean’s Report The dean, Dr. H. E. A. Boldero, in his report referred to the pleasure it gave them to have with them their president, whose forebears had been president of the Middlesex Hospital without a break since 1750. This was the first occasion on which the president had himself presented the prizes to students and nurses. He spoke of the academic and other successes achieved by present and former students of the school, of the friendly relations which exist between it and the London County Council, and of the accommodation now available, thanks to Mr. Meyerstein, for 35 students to reside in the college attached to the hospital. The hospital had almost completed its rebuilding, but some of the school accommodation was still inadequate. The Council of the medical school was fully alive to the necessity of enlarging and improving the accommoda- tion of some of the departments, particularly the teaching classrooms and the students’ amenities, for example, the library, common rooms, restaurant, and athletic ground. A beginning had already been made. THE SERVICES ROYAL NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICE Surg. Comdrs. J. C. Sinclair to Ramillies; G. B. Cockrem to Dolphin,. and A. C. V. Green to Cumberland and to Kent (on transfer of flag). Surg. Lts. R. M. Bremner to Drake for R.N.B. ; H. L. Cleave to President for course ; and D. Ewart to Pembroke for R.N.B. The following have received appointments as Surg.-Lts. for short service : R. W. G. Lancashire, Univs. Oxford and Manchester; S. Miles, Univ. Sheffield; B. M. O’Sullivan, Univ. Dublin ; M. G. Peever, Queen’s Univ., Kingston, Ontario ; W. H. C. Watson, Univ. Cambridge and St. Thomas’s Hospital; J. T. Wellwood, Univ. Dublin; I. Whittington, Univ. London and St. George’s Hospital; and F. H. Williams, Univ. Sheffield. ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE Surg. Comdr. H. E. Hall to Victory for R.N. Hosp., Haslar. Surg. Lt.-Comdr. D. C. Wilson to Drake for R.M. Infirmary, Plymouth. Surg. Lts. D. M. Dean to Victory for R.M. Infirmary, Eastney ; and F. T. Land to Pembroke for R.M. Infirmary, Chatham. The above four names were inserted under Royal Naval Medical Service in error in THE LANCET dated July 18th. Surg. Lt.-Cmdrs. E. A. Gerrard to Effingham ; and R. Wear to Victory. Surg. Lt T. H. Pierce to Pembroke. Surg. Lt. (D) R. D. Daly to Pembroke. Proby Surg. Sub-Lts. G. R. Dodds to Drake for R.N.B. ; and R. P. Phillips to Dolphin. ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS Temp. Commissions : Maj. J. D. C. Swan relinquishes his commission on account of ill-health, and retains the rank of Maj. REGULAR ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS Lt.-Col. H. H. Leeson, M.C., having attained the age limit of liability to recall, ceases to belong to the Res. of Offrs.
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MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL PRIZE DAY
THE annual presentation of prizes is henceforwardto take place at the end of the academic year ratherthan at the beginning of a new one. This year itwas held on July 21st at the Queen’s Hall, whenDr. G. E. S. Ward gave the introductory address,and the Duke of Northumberland gave away theprizes.
" ProgressDr. Ward directed his address primarily to the
students, sketching out briefly what the student’scareer entailed. He had chosen the word "progress" asthe title of his address in order to show the phaseswhereby they would progress step by step towardswhat he hoped would be a high pinnacle of fame inthe profession. He ran rapidly through the subjectstaught in the first, second, and third years, andexplained their importance. Those who becamebored by studying the small bones, or perhaps theramifications of the smaller nerve-fibres, shouldbear in mind the fact that no surgeon can hope tosucceed in his art unless he knows accurately notonly the structure, but also the position of the organsupon which he is operating, and many of the moreobscure diseases of the nervous system could not bediagnosed at all without such detailed knowledge.The budding physician who felt a sense of importanceas he walked across the garden dangling his firststethoscope should remember one of the manydelightful aphorisms of Sir James Kingston Fowler,who used to say to his clerks,
" Gentlemen, the longeryou keep your stethoscope in your pocket, the betterphysician you are likely to become." It was theman rather than the instrument that counted.
Realising that medicine, using the term in itswidest sense, could best be learned at the bedsiderather than from text-books or lectures, the membersof the honorary staff of the hospital, in commonwith those of other teaching hospitals, had cutdown routine lectures as far as possible, in orderto leave the maximum time for practical clinicalstudy. As to careers after qualification, Dr. Wardspoke of general practice, consultant practice withperhaps specialisation, or some of the Governmentmedical services as possible avenues. The Statewas taking an increased share in the control ofmedical science. Though he personally was a firmbeliever in the so-called voluntary system, whichstill controlled the great centres of medical education,it was apparent to all that the Government wasgetting more and more control over the many andvaried problems of vital importance to the bodilywelfare of the nation. An increasing number ofstudents would probably be eager to get appoint-ments in one or other of the medical services directlyor indirectly under the State. Such appointmentsleft men free from the financial worries incidentalto the early years of private practice, worries whichhad become more acute in these days of high taxa-tion, and were intensified by a feeling of insecurityin times of world-wide unrest. There was inaddition the knowledge that such appointments leadto a pension on retirement. Until a few years ago,there was no institution for the sick poor, exceptthe voluntary hospitals or the poor law infirmaries,and everyone knows how loth people were to go tothe latter, because they felt that by so doing theyincurred some sort of stigma. All this has beenchanged. The London County Council having takenover these infirmaries in the London area, had set itselfthe stupendous task of establishing a vast groupof hospitals, equipped with all modern requirements,and already there was a large medical service inexistence offering every facility for first rate workto men who show keenness and ability. Such aservice did not constitute a rival administrationto that of our voluntary hospitals ; a liaison hadbeen formed between the two bodies by the appoint-ment of a number of consultants of the voluntary
hospitals to the staff of the L.C.C hospitals, andthis had proved a boon to medical students, in thatit had made available the vast material of thesehospitals for reaching purposes. Dr. Ward alsoreierred to the colonial service and to the medicalbranches of the fighting Services as offering excellentcareers. Those who intended to devote their livesto research were especially fortunate in having chosenthe Middlesex Hospital, as the benefactors of thathospital had provided special accommodation andopportunities for such work in the Bland-Sutton andCourtauld institutes and in the Ferens Institute ofOtology.
The Dean’s ReportThe dean, Dr. H. E. A. Boldero, in his report
referred to the pleasure it gave them to have withthem their president, whose forebears had beenpresident of the Middlesex Hospital without a breaksince 1750. This was the first occasion on whichthe president had himself presented the prizesto students and nurses. He spoke of the academicand other successes achieved by present and formerstudents of the school, of the friendly relationswhich exist between it and the London CountyCouncil, and of the accommodation now available,thanks to Mr. Meyerstein, for 35 students to residein the college attached to the hospital. The hospitalhad almost completed its rebuilding, but some of theschool accommodation was still inadequate. TheCouncil of the medical school was fully alive to thenecessity of enlarging and improving the accommoda-tion of some of the departments, particularly theteaching classrooms and the students’ amenities,for example, the library, common rooms, restaurant,and athletic ground. A beginning had already beenmade.
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ROYAL NAVAL MEDICAL SERVICE
Surg. Comdrs. J. C. Sinclair to Ramillies; G. B. Cockremto Dolphin,. and A. C. V. Green to Cumberland and toKent (on transfer of flag).
Surg. Lts. R. M. Bremner to Drake for R.N.B. ; H. L.Cleave to President for course ; and D. Ewart to Pembrokefor R.N.B.The following have received appointments as Surg.-Lts.
for short service : R. W. G. Lancashire, Univs. Oxfordand Manchester; S. Miles, Univ. Sheffield; B. M.O’Sullivan, Univ. Dublin ; M. G. Peever, Queen’s Univ.,Kingston, Ontario ; W. H. C. Watson, Univ. Cambridgeand St. Thomas’s Hospital; J. T. Wellwood, Univ.Dublin; I. Whittington, Univ. London and St. George’sHospital; and F. H. Williams, Univ. Sheffield.
ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE
Surg. Comdr. H. E. Hall to Victory for R.N. Hosp.,Haslar.
Surg. Lt.-Comdr. D. C. Wilson to Drake for R.M.Infirmary, Plymouth.
Surg. Lts. D. M. Dean to Victory for R.M. Infirmary,Eastney ; and F. T. Land to Pembroke for R.M. Infirmary,Chatham.The above four names were inserted under Royal
Naval Medical Service in error in THE LANCET datedJuly 18th.
Surg. Lt.-Cmdrs. E. A. Gerrard to Effingham ; and R.Wear to Victory.
Surg. Lt T. H. Pierce to Pembroke.Surg. Lt. (D) R. D. Daly to Pembroke.Proby Surg. Sub-Lts. G. R. Dodds to Drake for R.N.B. ;
and R. P. Phillips to Dolphin.ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Temp. Commissions : Maj. J. D. C. Swan relinquisheshis commission on account of ill-health, and retains therank of Maj.
REGULAR ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Lt.-Col. H. H. Leeson, M.C., having attained the agelimit of liability to recall, ceases to belong to the Res.of Offrs.
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Capt. and Bt. Maj. C. F. Mayne, O.B.E., to be Maj.Capt. J. H. Donnelly to be Maj.J. S. Minett (late Offr. Cadet, Cambridge Univ. Contgt.,
Sen. Div., O.T.C.) to be Lt.TERRITORIAL ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Lt.-Col. A. E. Evans, having attained the age limit,retires and retains his rank, with permission to wear theprescribed uniform.
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Group Capt. R. H. Knowles to R.A.F. Dep6t, Uxbridge,for duty as Senior Medical Officer and Officer CommandingHospital.Wing Comdr. V. R. Smith to Superintendent of the
Reserve, Hendon, for duty as Senior Medical Officer.Squadron Leader F. B. C. L. B. Crawford to R.A.F.
Station, Abbotsinch, for duty as Medical Officer.Flight Lts. R. N. Kinnison to R.A.F. Hospital, Cranwell;
R. C. H. Tripp to No. 1 School of Technical Training(Apprentices), Halton; J. F. Dales to R.A.F. StationTangmere ; F. W. P. Dixon to Princess Mary’s R.A.F.Hospital, Halton ; J. M. Ritchie to No. 9 Flying TrainingSchool, Thornaby; and C. Crowley to Air ArmamentSchool, Eastchurch.
Flying Offrs. C. F. R. Briggs to R.A.F. Hospital,Cranwell; R. F. Wynroe to R.A.F. Station, Hornchurch ;W. J. L. Dean to Home Aircraft Dep6t, Henlow ; andD. W. I. Thomas to Medical Training Dep6t, Halton.
INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICELt.-Col. J. R. D. Webb, O.B.E., retires.Majs. to be Lt.-Cols.: P. A. Dargan and B. Sahai.
D.D.M.O.: Col. W. E. R. Williams, C.B.E., I.M.S.,has vacated appt. in India.The following appointments have been made in India :-D.M.O. : Lt.-Col. J. Scott, D.S.O., O.B.E., I.M.S.A.D.M.S. : Col. W. E. R. Williams, O.B.E., I.M.S.Embn. Med. Offr., Bombay : Maj. G. D. Gripper,
R.A.M.C.M.O. Equitation Sch. : Maj. C. A. Slaughter, R.A.M.C.M.O. Kitchener Coll. : Capt. C. F. Grafit, I.M.S., and
Capt. W. S. Morgan, I.M.S
Indian Medical Department.-Capts. (Sr. Asst. Surgs.)to be Majs. (Sr. Asst. Surgs.) : F. J. D’Rose and E. E.
Copcutt.DEATHS IN THE SERVICES
The death occurred in London on July 19th of Surg.-Comdr. William Nichols Horsfall, R.N. (retd.). Bornat Melbourne in May, 1880, he was the son of the lateJonas Horsfall. He was educated at Hawthorne Collegeand the University of Melbourne and qualified thereM.B., B.S. in 1902. For the next year he was residentsurgeon at Auckland Hospital, N.Z., and then served inthe Royal Navy as surgeon and staff surgeon from 1904-13and as fleet surgeon in the Royal Australian Navy,1914-15, becoming Surg.-Comdr" R.N., in 1918.He was on the Admiralty special list of EmergencyOfficers. He had lectured in physiology in SydneyUniversity and was a consultant in cardiology andcontributed on that subject to the Medical Journal ofAustralia. He married Lucy, daughter of the late GeneralHastings, and resided for some time in Sydney.
MEDICAL NEWS
University of OxfordIn a congregation on July 18th the following degrees
were conferredD.M.-W. Gover.B.M.-D. L. Davies, A. W. Dawson-Grove, A. F. Foster-
Carter, D. B. Fraser, W. E. Gibb, D. Kendall, R. W. G.Lancashire, P. R. W. Leigh, P. W. Morse, A. D. Picton, H. Rees,H. M. Sinclair, E. G. Tuckwell, and B. B. Waddy.
University of CambridgeAt recent examinations the following candidates were
successful :-D.M.R.E.
Part I.-J. T. McGinn and I. G. McIntyre.Part II.-R. E. Alderson, Sylvia D. Bray, I. T. Dickson,
Isaac Eban, N. G. Gadekar, R. B. Mehta, H. 1. Osler, A. M.Rackow, 0. F. W. Robinson, A. I. Silverman, A. C. Sinclair,Edith H. Smith, Florence L. Telfer, William Tennent, andD. A. Wilson.
University of LondonDr. William James Hamilton, lecturer and deputy
director of anatomy at St. Thomas’s Hospital medicalschool, has been appointed to the chair of anatomy atSt. Bartholomew’s Hospital medical college.
Dr. Hamilton is 32 years of age, and graduated at Queen’sUniversity, Belfast, in 1929, having received the Smyth prizein surgery and the McQuitty exhibition. He held resident postsat the Royal Victoria Hospital during 1929 and 1930, andthen went to Glasgow as demonstrator in anatomy in theUniversity. In 1932 he became lecturer and the following yearhe was awarded the Struthers prize and gold medal in anatomy,and obtained the degree of D.Sc. In April, 1935, he took up hispresent position at St. Thomas’s Hospital, and in Decemberhe was recognised as a teacher of the University of London.This year he was elected to the fellowship of the Royal Society ofEdinburgh and he has examined for the University of Glasgow.His published work is histological and morphological.
Dr. Alexander Haddow has been reappointed to theLaura de Saliceto studentship for the year 1936-37.At recent examinations the following candidates were
successful :-S. B. Adams, F. R. Berridge, George Friedlander, J. J.
Magner, Aaron Meyer, R. K. Modi, H. E. Offord, IhsanQaimaqchi, Atul Rakshit, B. G. Thompson, J. A. Vote, andA. J. 0. Wigmore.
Part I.-A. K. M. Khan.D.P.H.
Karl Biden-Steele, D. K. Mcln. Chalmers, Mabel J. Cooke,Florence A. Craig, Patience Craig, C. M. Dighe, Janet M. Done,W. K. Dunscombe, Helen M. Evans, Leonora S. Evans, Jane 0.French, Mary L. Gilchrist, G. E. Godber, Irene B. M. Green,Marjorie K. Hall, H. D. Holt, Joyce B. Jewson, Winifred A.Kane, Elsa V. McLaggan, J. A. R. Murphy, W. J. Pinto, G. D.
Pirrie, Eleanor G. Porter, T. R. Rama Pai, L. D. Sarronwala,P. N. Sathe, B. K. Sikand, G. B. Smart, R. L. Tiruchelvam,and Evelyn A. M. White.At recent examinations for the academic post-graduate
diploma in bacteriology the following candidates weresuccessful :Catherine H. S. Begg, Evelyn M. Hill, D. L. Hughes
Dhirendrachandra Lahiri, Farid Tabet, I. M. Tonkin, andBishnupada Tribedi.
University of BirminghamSir Charles Hyde has offered the sum of 10,000 to the
University towards the cost of the medical museum for thenew school of medicine which is being built at Edgbaston.The gift is in memory of Joseph Chamberlain and it issuggested that the museum shall be called the ChamberlainMemorial Museum.
University of EdinburghDr. Derrick Melville Dunlop has been appointed to
the Christian Chair of Therapeutics in the university.Dr. Dunlop graduated in arts at Oxford in 1923 and in
medicine at Edinburgh three years later. In 1926 he wasappointed to the Alan fellowship of clinical medicine andsurgery, and was elected fellow and president of the RoyalMedical Society. He held resident appointments at the RoyalInfirmary and at Chalmers Hospital, and thereafter was for atime in general practice in London. He took his M.D. in 1927,and in 1929 became a member of the College of Physiciansof Edinburgh, being elected to the fellowship in 1932. He is atpresent lecturer in therapeutics and assistant in the departmentof tuberculosis at the University, and assistant physician to theRoyal Infirmary. For several years he has investigated diseasein the research wards attached to the biochemical departmentof the Infirmary. With Mr. C. P. Stewart, D.Sc., he has publisheda book entitled " Clinical Chemistry in Practical Medicine,"and he has made many contributions to medical journals,including studies on the blood in tuberculosis, blood fats inmuscular exercise, and the alkaline treatment of chronic nephritis.As a teacher of tuberculosis and of the chemical methods ofinvestigating disease his powers of exposition have been muchappreciated both by the undergraduate and by the post-graduatestudent.
International Congress for Microbiology : Exhibi-tion of Scientific InstrumentsThis exhibition will take place in ’the department of
physics, University College, Gower-street, London, W.C.1(by kind permission of Prof. E. N. da C. Andrade, F.R.S.),on July 27th, 28th, and 29th, from 10.30 A.M. to 5 P.M.In view of the general interest of the unique collection ofmicroscopical and other apparatus that will be displayedthe executive committee has decided to open this exhibi.tion to medical men and other scientists who are notmembers of the congress. No cards are required.
